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I've read a few issues of Kong of Skull Island, and they're not bad.
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Hawanja wrote:Some more comics for you guys:

Strange Adventures (DC, 1950, 244 issues) The DC equivalent of the old Marvel monster comics. Lots of really wacky creatures, many of them giant sized, some of them rather ridiculous looking, like "The Monster that stole mountains" and one that is a giant reptilian hand with an eraser that literally erases everything. My favorite has to be "Prisoner of the Parakeets."

Dynamo Joe (First Comics, 1988. 15 issues.) In the future mankind fights wars in Giant Mechas. Reminds me a lot of Gundam, with multiple factions in a three sided war.

Dai Kamikaze! (NOW comics, 1987, at least 15 issues) Another giant robot series. Only have 2 issues, seems to have a similar plot to Dynamo Joe - wars in the future are fought with 100 foot Mecha.

World War Kaiju (By Josh Finney) - Kickstarter a few years ago about how nations create Kaiju to use as weapons. One of them is a giant Yorkshire terrier wearing battle armor. Pretty sure I picked this one up at a Con several years ago but can't find it, available on Amazon for $19.99 https://www.amazon.com/World-War-Kaiju- ... 0983923043

Kaiju Epic (2017) - Another Kickstarter project by creators Tom Hutchison and Kari Castor. Anthology series, each issue has 48 pages and contains 2 stories. Not sure how many issues were actually released.

Doris Danger Giant Monster Adventures (Chris Misnia, 2009) - The adventures of photojournalist Doris Danger as she attempts to prove the existence of Giant monsters. Black and white artwork done in the Kirby style as a homage to the old monster comics in the 60's, played for laughs. Monsters with names like "SPLUHH" and "SNEHSNEH." There are several books in the series, available on the author's website. You can read some of it online here: https://chriswisniaarts.com/blog/archives/754

Monsterpocalypse (2008) - Based on the collectable figures/board game of the same name. At least 3 issues, only got one as a freebee at comic con back in the day. Really good artwork, not sure how far it got.

Johnny Monster (Image comics) Never heard of this one before researching for this list. Looks like a guy that hunts monsters, in a world where weird creatures are a daily occurrence, some of them look to be of the kaiju sized variety. There's a write up on it here: http://giantmonstersattack.blogspot.com ... nster.html

Budzilla comix (Golden Frog Press, 2016) - Got one of these at a con a few years back. Bong huffing stoner jokes with Godzilla stuff mixed in. Has a very underground, Rip-off press kinda art style, but really not that funny. I don't know, maybe I need to smoke before reading it. Available here: http://www.drivethrubud.com/comics/budzilla-comix

Monster Attack Network (Graphic Novel ) - Another one I've never heard of. The premise is about a monster-island type place called Lapuatu, where a government task force contains and cleans up after giant monster attacks.

Wrath of the Titans (Bluewater productions, 2007) Not really a kaiju book but features lots of giant monsters. Picks up five years after the movie Clash of the Titans. Features lots of classic monsters, including the Hydra, Kracken, and Harryhausen Cyclops. First series with 5 issues, then a second series with 3, and a one shot called "Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops" illustrated by our own Matt Frank.

Kodoja: Terror Mountain Showdown (5 issues, TPB) Another that I've never heard of. A giant monster created as a bio-weapon is accidentally activated and goes on a rampage.

Super robot monkey team monkey hyperforce go - Five page comic featured in an issue of "Disney Adventures Comic Zone," Winter 2005. I know this is stretching it a bit, but I want to spread some love for what I thought was an underrated series. I hope it comes back some day.

Frankenstein Jr.
(Gold Key comics, 1968, 28 issues) Comic tie-in to the TV show "Frankenstein Jr. and the Impossibles." For those of you who've never heard of it, it's loosely based on Gigantor - a 30 foot robot Frankenstein's monster with his young best friend go around and fight monsters. Usually played for laughs. This is one of the first cartoons where the hero was allowed to actually hit the bad guy (I guess punching a hideous monster is ok, as long as it's not a person.)

Dr. Robot Special (Dark Horse, 2000, 1 shot) The adventures of Dr. Robot and his giant robot. Very cartoonish. I don't think there's actually any dialog. At one point there is a giant robot battle with a bad guy robot.

Mech Cadet Yu (Boom Studios, 4 issues) Story about students at the Sky Corps Academy, which is a military force that pilots 100 foot robots to fight the treat of alien invasion. Really good artwork. Only have managed to pick up issue #1 myself.

Giant Robot Warrior Maintenance Crew
(Cosmic times, unknown number of issues, TPB) Another new one for me. About the maintenance crew that works on a giant shogun-warriors type robot called "Herotron," which is so large it has creatures infesting it's tunnels and power conduits.

The Wake (DC Vertigo 2014, 10 issues) - Yet another I've never heard of. Sea monsters and the end of the world, lots of great reviews online.

And not least,

Freaks, Mutants, and Monsters (2 issues, Dirty Kitchen Press, 2011) Anthology comic written and illustrated by yours truly, done as a homage to those old 50's monster comics. Each issue has one giant monster story. One day I hope to pick the series up again. Available on my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/hawanja/

Giant Monsters A Go-Go (2011) A collab between myself and my buddy Enshohma (see his deviant art here: https://www.deviantart.com/enshohma) Includes his story about Talos the Bronze (from Jason and the Argonauts) and my short story "Ikronus the terrible" about a giant space alien who crashes on Earth. Currently sold out, but he may have some issues if anyone is interested.

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What up folks. Been digging through the collection, got a few more.

Attack of the Mutant Monsters (A+ Comics, 1987, One shot as far as I know.) Reprint of the first issue of the old Charlton Goro comic. I've got a feeling this was done without the rights because the monster is renamed "Kegor." The second story is called "The Killgore monster," and is a sort of fisherman, sea-monster sort of tale.

Marvel Monster Group: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel 2005, one shot) Hulk, Thing, Beast, and Giant-man face off against an assortment of Marvel monsters.

Marvel Monster Group: Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel 2005, One shot) Mostly new stories featuring classic marvel monsters. Also reprints "I was trapped by Titanno!" about a giant crab.

Marvel Monster Group:Devil Dinosaur (Marvel, 2005, one shot) Hulk vs Devil Dinosaur. Also reprints "I was a Slave of the Living Hulk!" about a different monster called "Hulk," which was giant, brown, and hairy. Reprinted from Journey into Mystery #62

Marvel Monster Group: Fin Fang 4 - Elektro, Gorgilla, Googam, and Fing Fang Foom team up and save the Fantastic Four. Also reprints the first appearance of Fing Fang Foom, also from Journey into Mystery #62

Marvel Monsters: From the Files of Ulysses Bloodstone (Marvel, 2005, One shot) Files with pics and histories of various Marvel Monsters, written in-universe from the point of view of Ulyssess Bloodstone (for those of you who aren't hip to Bloodstone, he was a monster-hunter type character in the 70's.)

Dinosaurs Attack!
(IDW, 2013, 4 issues.) Based on the Topps card set of the same name. The dinosaurs are much more like Kaiju than real dinosaurs. Much larger (a brontosaurus is shown to be large enough to destroy the Golden Gate bridge.) Very gory too - scenes of dinosaurs eating people, biting people in half, teleporting inside of people, etc. The end boss is a giant, evil, super-intelligent horned Tyrannosaur looking thing. Highly recommended!

Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993. 4 issues) Classic reprints of classic marvel monster tales.

Curse of the Weird (Marvel, 1994, 4 issues) More reprints of classic Marvel sci-fi and horror tales. Some of them are giant monster related.

Pacific Rim: Tales from Year Zero (2013 Legendary Comics, TPB)
Pacific Rim: Amara (2018 Legendary Comics, 10 issues)
Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift (2015 Legendary Comics, 4 issues)
Pacific Rim: Aftermath (2018 Legendary Comics, 6 issues)
- Comics based on the Pacific Rim movies. Only have Tales from Year zero TPB and issue #1 of Tales from the Drift. Generally good stories and artwork, worth picking up.

Kaijuland Origins (Wonderverse comics, 2012. 1 issue afaik) Comic book adaption of the Facebook game that was the precursor to Colossal Kaiju Combat. Cover by Matt Frank
Again, good list! Only one goof that I saw: the IDW Dinosaurs Attack! miniseries lasted five issues, not four. Here's some other information on it for you: it was originally going to be a three-issue miniseries by Eclipse Comics, but only issue #1 was published before Eclipse Comics went bankrupt as a result of the bust of the comic book boom. And not only that, but their first issue had four Dinosaurs Attack! bonus cards in the inside back cover that you could cut out - the first new Dinosaurs Attack! trading cards that had been made in at least 25 years! I'll bet that, if issues #2 and 3 had been made, there'd have been eight more bonus cards for a total of 12. Oh well, I guess we'll never know.

Also, the titles and release order of the three Bluewater stories are Wrath of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans: Cyclops (this one was a prequel to the 1958 film The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) and Wrath of the Titans: Revenge of Medusa.
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Hawanja wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:16 pm What's up folks,

An FYI for you all, all of the Charlton comics (Gorgo, Konga, Reptisaurus, etc) can be legally read for free at https://comicbookplus.com since these are all in the public domain.
If these are in the public domain, I wonder they haven't been reprinted in full? I know there's a couple Ditko hardcovers for Gorgo and Konga, but those only include the issues he worked on.
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Miclas makes an appearance in Walt Simonson's Fantastic Four run, drawn by Art Adams (of course)
It's in the arc where Joe Fixit, Ghost Rider, Spidey and Wolverine form a temporary FF team due to Skrull hijinx.
The plot involves giant Marvel monsters being controlled by the Skrulls and going apeshit on major cities around the globe.
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"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda

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Gorgo again...will this include ALL issues not just Ditko's?

https://www.kaijubattle.net/other-kaiju ... gorgo-more
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"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda

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Mr. Yellow wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:43 pm Gorgo again...will this include ALL issues not just Ditko's?
Why is this only available on the most random of comic sites. I haven't heard of any of these sites.

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Mr. Yellow wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 1:43 pm Gorgo again...will this include ALL issues not just Ditko's?

https://www.kaijubattle.net/other-kaiju ... gorgo-more
The first website said it'll have issues #5-10 and 12, and the second one said it'll be issues #1-5. I don't know if they're two separate books or one and the same.

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This is different. The comics are in public domain. I had to preorder on DCBS...PSArtbookz said they intend to release all comics, including the full Konga and Reptilicus/Reptisaurus.
"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda

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